Samsung SGHC240 Users Manual

* Depending on the software installed or your service provider or country,

some of the descriptions in this guide may not match your phone exactly.

* Depending on your country, your phone and accessories may appear

different from the illustrations in this guide.

World Wide Web http://www.samsungmobile.com

Printed in Korea

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English (EU). 05/2006. Rev. 1.0

SGH-C240 User’s Guide

Important

Drive safely at all times

Do not use a hand-held phone while driving. Park the vehicle first.

Switch off the phone when refuelling

Do not use the phone at a refuelling point (service station) or near fuels or chemicals.

safety

precautions

Failure to comply with the following precautions may be dangerous or illegal.

Switch off in an aircraft

Wireless phones can cause interference. Using them in an aircraft is both illegal and dangerous.

Switch off the phone near all medical equipment

Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external radio frequency energy. Follow any regulations or rules in force.

Interference

All wireless phones may be subject to interference, which could affect their performance.

Be aware of special regulations

Meet any special regulations in force in any area and always switch off your phone whenever it is forbidden to use it, or when it may cause interference or danger.

Water resistance

Your phone is not water-resistant. Keep it dry.

Sensible use

Use only in the normal position (held to the ear). Avoid unnecessary contact with the antenna when the phone is switched on.

Emergency calls

Key in the emergency number for your present location, then press .

Keep your phone away from small children

Keep the phone and all its parts, including accessories, out of the reach of small children.

Accessories and batteries

Use only Samsung-approved batteries and accessories, such as headsets and PC data cables. Use of any unauthorised accessories could damage you or your phone and may be dangerous.

• The phone could explode if the battery is replaced with an incorrect typ e .

• Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

At very high volumes, prolonged listening to a headset can damage your hearing.

Qualified service

Only qualified service personnel may repair your phone.

For more detailed safety information, see "Health and safety informat ion" on page 64.

Important safety precautions

About this Guide

This User’s Guide provides you with condensed information about how to use your phone. To quickly learn the basics for your phone, please refer to “Get started” and “Step outside the phone.”

In this guide, the following instruction icons appear:

Indicates that you need to pay careful attention to the subsequent information regarding safety or phone features.

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→

[ ] Indicates a key on the phone. For example,

< > Indicates a soft key, whose function is

Indicates that you can get more information on the referenced page.

Indicates that you need t o press the Na vigation keys to scroll to the specified option and then select it.

[]

displayed on the phone screen. F or example, <

• Tri-band operation

Use your phone in worldwide GSM networks, in any of 900, 1800, and 1900 bands.

Special

features of your phone

•FM radio

Listen to your favourite radio stations anytime, an y w he re.

•IrDA

Send and receive Phonebook entries via an infrared port.

•Web browser

Access the wireless web to get up-to-the-minute information and a wide variety of media content.

•Java

Enjoy Java™-based embedded games and download new games.

• Calendar and to do list

Keep track of your daily and monthly schedules and tasks.

•Alarm

Use your phone as an alarm clock to wake you up in the morning or notify you of an

event.

Special features of your phone

• Phonebook

Store home, office, or cellular phone numbers for your entries.

• Multimedia Message Service (MMS)

Send and receive MMS messages with a combination of text, images, and sounds.

•Calculator and converter

Perform basic calculations and do currency conversions.

• Voice recorder

Record memos or sounds.

Contents

Unpack 6

Make sure you have each item

Play games............................................................ 14

Browse the web...................................................... 15

Listen to the FM radio ............................................. 15

Use Phonebook ...................................................... 16

Send messages...................................................... 17

View messages....................................................... 18

Your phone 6

keys, features, and locations

Get started 7

First steps to operating your phone

Install and charge the phone..................................... 7

Power on or off........................................................ 8

Keypad lock............................................................ 8

Keys and display ..................................................... 9

Access menu functions ............................................ 11

Customise your phone............................................. 12

Make/Answer calls .................................................. 14

Step outside the phone 14

Begin with games, the web, the FM radio, and other special features

Enter text 19

ABC, T9, Number, and Symbol modes

Call functions 22

Advanced calling features

Menu functions 26

All menu options listed

Solve problems 62

Help and personal needs

Health and safety information 64

Index 71

Overview of menu functions

To access Menu mode, press <

1 SIM AT 2 2 Call records

1 Missed calls 2 Received calls 3 Dialled calls 4 Delete all 5 Call time 6 Call cost*

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1 Call diverting 2 Call barring 3 Call waiting 4 Network selection 5 Caller ID 6 Closed user group 7 Band selection

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4 Sound settings

1 Ring tone 2 Ring volume 3 Alert type 4 Keypad to n e 5 Message tone 6 Alert on call 7 Power on/o ff 8 Extra tones

5 Messages

1 Text messages 2 Multimedia

messages

3 Push messages

6 Funbox

1 WAP browser 2 Games 3 Sounds 4 Images 5 Delete all 6 Memory status

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7 Organiser

1 Alarm 2 Calendar 3 Time & Date 4 Calculator 5 To do list 6 Voice memo 7 Currency exchange

8 FM Radio

9 Phone settings

1 Infrared activate 2 Display settings 3 Greeting message 4 Own number 5 Language 6 Security 7 Extra settings 8 Volume key 9 Short cut 0 Reset settings

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Press <

Phonebook

> in Idle

mode.

Phonebook

1 Search 2 New entry 3 Group search 4 Edit group 5 Speed dial 6 Delete all 7 Memory status

8 SDN

* Shows only if supported by your

SIM card.

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Unpack

Your phone

Make sure you have each item

Phone

Battery

Travel Adapter

User’s Guide

You can ob tain various accessorie s from your local Samsung dealer.

The items supplied with your phone and the accessories available at your Samsung dea ler may vary, depending on yo ur country or service provider.

keys, features, and locations

Web access/

Confirm key

Volume keys

Left soft key

Dial key

Alphanumeric

Infrared port

function keys

keys

Special

Earpiece

Display

Navigation keys (Up/Down/ Left/Right)

Right soft key Power on/off/

Menu exit key Cancel/Correct

key

Microphone

Get started

First steps to operating your phone

SIM card information

When you subscribe to a cellular network, you receive a plug-in SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card loaded with your subscription details, such as your PIN, and available optional services.

Install and charge the phone

Install the battery. Reattach the cov er.

Plug the travel adapter into the phone.

Remove the battery

cover.

If the

phone is already on, first turn it off by

pressing and holding

[].

Insert the SIM card.

Make sure that the gold-coloured contacts

on the card are face down.

Plug the adapter into a standard AC wall outlet.

Get started

When the phone is completely charged (the

battery icon becomes still), unplug the adapter from the power outlet.

Remove the adapter from the phone.

Low battery indicator

When the battery is low:

• a warning tone sounds,

• the battery low message displays, and

• the empty battery icon blinks. If the battery level becomes too low, the phone

automatically turns off. Recharge your battery.

Power on or off

Switch on

Do not turn on the phone when mobile phone use is prohibited.

Switch off

1. Press and hold [ ].

2. If necessary, enter the PIN

and press <

Press and hold [ ].

Keypad lock

You can lock the keypad to prevent accidental key presses from affecting phone operations.

In Idle mode, press and hold [ ] and then press

Yes

>. To unlock the keypad, press the left soft key

< and then [ ].

Keys and display

Keys

Perform the function indicated on the bottom line of the display.

In Idle mode, access the following menus:

•Down:

• Up/Left/Right: your favourite menus

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In Menu mode, scroll through menu options.

In Idle mode, launch the web browser. In Menu mode, select the highlighted

menu option or confirm input. Make or answer a call.

In Idle mode, retrieve numbers recently dialled, missed, or received.

Delete characters from the display. In Menu mode, return to the previous

menu level.

FM Radio

Press and hold to switch the phone on or off.

End a call.

In Menu mode, cancel input and return the phone to Idle mode.

Enter numbers, letters, and som e special characters.

In Idle mode, press and hold access your voicemail server. Press and hold [

] to enter an international call

prefix. Enter special characters.

In Idle mode, press and hold activate or deactivate Sile nt mode. Press and hold numbers.

Adjust the phone volume.

In Idle mode, adjust the key tone volume.

[]

to enter a pause between

[1]

[]

Get started

Display

Layout

Icons

Keypad lock

Icons

display various icons.

Text and graphics

display messages, instructions, and information you enter.

Menu Phonebook

Received signal strength

Soft key function indicators

show the current functions assigned to the soft keys.

Call diverting feature active

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IrDA feature active

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Silent mode or call ringer set to vibrate

Mute mode

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Call in progress

Alarm set

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Out of you r s e r v ice area; you cannot make or receive calls

Battery power level

GPRS network

Roaming network

* Depending on your country or service provider, the icons

shown on the display may vary.

Access menu functions

Use the soft keys

The roles of the soft k e ys vary depending on the function you are using. The bottom line of the display indicates their current role.

Select

Press the left soft key to select the highlighted option.

Press the right soft key to return to the previous menu level

Select an option

Use shortcuts

1. Press the appropriate soft key.

2. Press the Navigation keys to move to the next or previous option.

3. Press <

Select

> or [

OK]to

confirm the function displayed or option highlighted.

4. To exit, choose either of the following methods:

•Press <> or [

] to move

up one level.

• Press [ ] to return to Idle

mode.

Press the number key corresponding to the option you want.

Get started

Customise your phone

Display language

Call ringer melody and volume

1. In Idle mode, press < and select

Language

2. Select a language.

1. In Idle mode, press < and select

Ring tone

2. Select a ringtone.

3. Select

4. Adjust the volume level.

5. Press <

Phone settings

Sound settings

Ring volume

Idle mode

wallpaper

→

Y ou can set wallpaper for the idle screen.

1. In Idle mode, press < and select

Display settings Wallpaper →Wallpaper list

2. Select the image name you want.

3. Scroll through images until you find the one you want.

4. Press <

Phone settings

Select

→

Menu shortcuts

Silent mode

You can set [Up], [Left], and [Right] to function as shortcuts to access your favourite menus.

1. In Idle mode, press < and select

Short cut

2. Select a key.

3. Select a menu to be assigned to the key.

You can switch the phone to Silent mode to avoid disturbing other people.

Press and hold [ ] in Idle mode.

Phone settings

→

Phone lock

You can protect the phone against unauthorised use with a phone password. The phone will require the password on power-up.

1. In Idle mode, press < and select

Security→Change password

2. Enter the default password,

00000000

3. Enter a new 4- to 8-digit password and press <

4. Enter the new password again and press <

5. Select

6. Select

7. Enter the password and press <

Phone settings

, and press <OK>.

Phone lock Enable

→

Get started

Make/Answer calls

Step outside the phone

Make a call

Answer a call

Adjust the volume during a call

1. Enter an area code and phone number.

2. Press [ ].

3. To end the call, press [ ].

1. When the phone rings, press [].

2. To end the call, press [ ].

Press [ / ].

Begin with games, the web, the FM radio, and other special features

Play games

Launch a game

1. In Idle mode, press < and select

→

a game.

2. Scroll to press [

3. Select a game mode or press any key to start the game.

4. To end the game, press [ ] and then <

Funbox→Games

START GAME

Yes

and

Browse the web

Using a built-in web browser, you can easily access the wireless web to get a variety of up-to-date services and information and to download web content.

Launch the web browser

Navigate the web

In Idle mode, press [OK].

• T o scroll through browser items, press [Up] or [Down].

• To select an item, press [

• To return to the previous page, press [

• To access the bookmark list, press and hold [ ].

• To access options, press and hold [ ].

Listen to the FM radio

Listening to the radio

1. Plug the connector of the supplied headset into the jack on the right side of the phone.

2. In Idle mode, press [Down].

3. Press <

Power on/off→On

4. Press [Left] or [Right] to find available radio stations.

5. T o turn off the radio, disconnect the headset from the phone.

Options

Step outside the phone

> and select

Step outside the phone

Storing a radio station

1. From the station list on the FM Radio screen, select an empty location.

2. Select

3. Enter the station title and press <

4. Enter the frequency of the station and press <

5. Select a location in which you want to store the station.

Add

Use Phonebook

Add an entry

Find an entry

1. In Idle mode, enter a phone

2. Select a number type.

3. Select

4. Enter a name and press <

5. Press <

1. In Idle mode, press

2. Enter the first few letters of the

3. Select an entry .

4. Scroll to a number and press

number and press <

Phone

Phonebook

name you want.

[ ] to dial, or press <

Options

SIM

> to save the entry.

> and select

> to access options.

Save

Send messages

Send a text message (SMS)

Send a multimedia message (MMS)

1. In Idle mode, press <

2. Enter the message text.

3. Press <

4. If you selected

5. Enter a destination number and

1. In Idle mode, press <

2. Enter the message subject

3. Select

and select

messages

Save and send

select a memory location.

press <

and select

Multimedia messages Write new

press <

Messages→Text

→

Write new

Options

Add here

> and select or

Send only

Save and send

Messages

→

4. Select an adding option and add

message contents.

5. When you have finished, press <

Options

6. Select a destination type.

7. Select one of

E-mail address Phonebook

8. Enter a destination number or e-mail address and press <

Phonebook.

9. To add other destinations, select repeat from step 7.

10.When you have finished, select

Send message

> and select

Phone number

, or

>, or select a number from

Add destination

Send

and

Step outside the phone

View messages

View a text message

When a notification appears:

1. Press <

2. Select the message from the

From the Inbox:

1. In Idle mode, press <

2. Select a message.

View

Inbox.

and select

messages

Messages→Text

→

Inbox

From the Inbox:

1. In Idle mode, press < and select

Multimedia messages Inbox

2. Select a message.

Messages

→

View a multimedia message

When a notification appears:

1. Press <

2. Press <

Retrieve

3. Select the message from the Inbox.

View

Options

> and select

Enter text

ABC, T9, Number, and Symbol modes

You can enter text in some features, such as Messages, Phonebook, or Organiser, using ABC mode, T9 mode, Number mode, and Symbol mode.

•: Number mode

• None: Symbol mode

Using ABC mode

Press the appropriate key until the character you want appears on the display.

Changing the text input mode

The text input mode indicator displays when the cursor is in a text field

Example

Press the right soft key to change the input mode:

•: ABC mode

•: T9 mode

: Writing an SMS message

Write new

Options

Text input mode indicator

Key

space

(Creating an SMS message with GSM-alphabet encoding)

Characters in order displayed

Upper case Lower case

Enter text

Other ABC mode operations

• To enter the same letter twice or to enter a different letter on the sam e key , w ait for the cursor to move to the right automa tically or press [Right]. Then, enter the next letter.

• Press [ ] to insert a space.

• Press [ ] to change case. Initial capital ( ), Capital lock ( ), and Lower case ( ) are available.

• Press the Navigation keys to move the cursor.

•Press [ and hold [

• Depending on your country, you may be able to access an input mode for your specific language by

pressing and holding [ ].

] to delete characters one by one. Press

] to clear the display.

Using T9 mode

T9 is a predictive text input mode that allows you to enter any character using single keystrokes.

Entering a word in T9 mode

1. Press [2] to [9] to start entering a word. Press each key once for each letter.

For example, press [ enter Hello in T9 mode.

T9 predicts the word that you are typing, and it may change with each key that you press.

2. Enter the whole word before editing or deleting characters.

3. When the word displays correctly, go to step 4. Otherwise, press [ choices for the keys that you have pressed.

For example, Of and Me use [

4. Press [ ] to insert a spac e and enter the next word.

], [3], [5], [5], and [6] to

] to display alternative word

] and [3].

Other T9 mode operations

•Press [1] to enter periods or apostrophes automatically.

• Press [ ] to change case. Initial capital ( ), Capital lock ( ), and Lower case ( ) are available.

• Press [Left] or [Right] to move the cursor.

•Press [ and hold [

] to delete characters one by one. Press

] to clear the display.

Adding a new word to the T9 dictionary

This feature may not be available for some languages.

1. Enter the word that you want to add.

2. Press [ presses. When there are no more alternative words,

3. Press <

4. Enter the word you want using ABC mode and press <

] to display alternative words for your key

Add

displays on the bottom line.

Add

Using Number mode

Number mode enables you to enter numbers. Press the keys corresponding to the digits you want.

Using Symbol mode

Symbol mode enables you to insert symbols.

To Press

display more symbols [Up] or [Down]. select a symbol the corresponding

number key. clear the symbol(s) [ insert the symbol(s) <

Enter text

Call functions

Advanced calling features

Making a call

1. In Idle mode, enter the area code and phone number.

• Press [C] to clear the last digit or press and

hold [ move the cursor to edit an incorrect digit.

• Press and hold [ ] to enter a pause between numbers.

2. Press [ ].

3. When you want to end the call, press [ ].

Making an international call

1. In Idle mode, press and hold [0]. The + character appears.

2. Enter the country code, area code, and phone number, then press [ ].

] to clear the whole display. You can

Redialling recent numbers

1. In Idle mode, press [ ] to display the list of recent numbers.

2. Scroll to the number you want and press [ ].

Making a call from Phonebook

Once you have stored a number in Phonebook, you can dial the number by selecting it from Phonebook.

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You can quickly dial a number from Phonebook using its location number assigned when stored.

To dial a number from the phone’s memory:

1. In Idle mode, press and hold [ appears.

2. Enter the location number for the phone number you want and press [ ].

3. Press [Up] or [Down] to scroll through other numbers, if necessary.

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]. The + character

4. Press < To dial a number from the SIM card:

1. In Idle mode, enter the lo cation number for the phone number you want and press [ ].

2. Press [Up] or [Down] to scroll through other numbers, if necessary.

3. Press <

Dial

> or [ ] to dial the number you want.

Dial

> or [ ] to dial the number you want.

Viewing missed calls

If you have missed calls, the screen displays how many calls you have missed.

1. Press <

2. If necessary, scroll through the missed calls.

3. Press [ ] to dial the number you want.

View

Call functions

Answering a call

When you receive an incoming call, the phone rings and displays the incoming call image.

Press <

Tips for answering a call

• When

•Press <

• Press and hold [ / ] to reject a call or mute the

any key to answer a call, except for <

[].

ringer, depending on the

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> or [ ] to answer the call.

Anykey answer

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Reject

> or [ ] to reject a call.

is active, you can press

Volume key

Reject

setting.

> and

Using the headset

Use the headset to make or answer calls without holding the phone.

Connect the headset to the jack on the right side of the phone. The button on the headset works as follows:

To Press

redial the last call the butt on twice. answer a call the button. end a call the button.

Call functions

Options during a call

You can access a num ber of functions during a call.

Adjusting the volume during a call

Use [ / ] to adjust the earpiece volume during a call. Press [ ] to increase the volume level and [ ] to

decrease the volume level.

Placing a call on hold/Retrieving

Press < or retrieve the call.

Making a second call

You can m ake another call if your network supports this function.

1. Press <

2. Make the second call in the normal way.

3. Press <

4. To end the current call, press [ ].

Hold

> or <

Hold

Swap

Unhold

> to put the call on hold.

> to switch between the calls.

> to place the call on hold

Answering a second call

You can answer an incoming call, if your network supports this function and you have activated the Call

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waiting feature.

1. Press [ ] to answer the call. The first call is automatically put on hold.

2. Press <

3. To end the current call, press [ ].

Swap

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> to switch between the calls.

Using the speakerphone feature

Use the speakerphone feature to talk and listen with the phone a short distance away.

Press [ speakerphone feature. Press [ back to the earpiece.

] and then <

Yes

> to activate the

] again to switch

Using In-call options

Press < during a call:

•

Options

: access the phone's menu functions.

Mute/Unmute

so that the other person on the phone cannot hear you, or switch it back on.

Mute keys/Send keys

or off.

To communicate with answering machines or computerised telephone systems, must be selected.

Send DTMF

multi-frequency) tones as a group. The DTMF tones are the tones used in phones for tone dialling, sounding when you press the number keys. This option is helpful for entering a password or an account number when you call an automated system, like a banking service.

> to access the following options

: switch off the phone's microphone

: switch the key tones on

Send keys

: send the DTMF (Dual tone

Phonebook

•

Join

•

: set up a multi-party call by adding a caller on hold to a currently active call. You can include up to 5 people on a multi-party call.

Select one

participants. You can then use the following options:

Private

multi-party call participant. The other participants can converse with each other. After the priv ate conversation, select

participants to the multi-party call.

Remove

participant.

: access the contact list.

: select one of multi-party call

: have a private conversation with one

Join

to return both private

: disconnect one multi-party call

Call functions

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